how fix metabolism after contuning 1300 calorie diet.

siddbass
siddbass Posts: 2 Member
edited November 22 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey! I am currently dieting and my plan is to carry on with 1300 calories for a few months and then when I get to my ideal weight, 72 kg ( current weight- 98 kg) I want to fix my metabolism. I am 6 feet tall and my calorie intake should be about 22-2500 calories. I have heard that a good way is to start increasing 150-200 calories in your diet every 2 weeks.

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    Some high deficits will reduce metabolic rate to a crawl. If done long enough, as soon as you increase calories, there could EASILY be a significant weight regain.
    Do it right. Reduce the weight with a decent fitness program and moderate calorie deficit. Then your metabolism won't need any fixing at all.

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  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited July 2015
    siddbass wrote: »
    Hey! I am currently dieting and my plan is to carry on with 1300 calories for a few months and then when I get to my ideal weight, 72 kg ( current weight- 98 kg) I want to fix my metabolism. I am 6 feet tall and my calorie intake should be about 22-2500 calories. I have heard that a good way is to start increasing 150-200 calories in your diet every 2 weeks.

    18 year old 6 foot male - are you kidding me?

    Why would your calorie target be so low? The nutritional minimum for men is 1500-1600

    Use this http://www.weightloss-calculator.net

    Eat more...I think you'd be well-advised to consume 2000 calories minimum
    Move more
    Hit the gym, lift heavy to preserve your muscle

    The thermodynamic adaptation of low calories is painstaking to reverse ...you don't want to go there
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Why on EARTH would an 18 year old male be eating 1300 calories?
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    Just how do you think that eating below the minimum for a male is going to somehow "fix" your metabolism?
  • quackers82
    quackers82 Posts: 55 Member
    When we're talking about say 1300 calories a day does it matter if this is net ? I regularly net under that but consume physically over 2000.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    quackers82 wrote: »
    When we're talking about say 1300 calories a day does it matter if this is net ? I regularly net under that but consume physically over 2000.

    For nutritional purposes probably not

    To preserve as much LBM as possible and hit decent protein and fat macros..yes I do believe it does matter

    However ...your calorie burn estimate may be overestimated, depends how you're measuring/logging it really
  • ligia111
    ligia111 Posts: 1 Member
    being 49 and a women really sucks,i'm suppose o eat 1200 a day,well i eat any where from 700 - 950 i workout every day, i've been doing this for 3 weeks and i haven't lost 1 gram ....WHATS WRONG???
  • tracie_minus100
    tracie_minus100 Posts: 465 Member
    Honestly, you're much much better off eating more and having the weight come off more slowly. Speaking from experience, eating so little is a recipe for disaster. Please just at least think about it.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
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    ligia111 wrote: »
    being 49 and a women really sucks,i'm suppose o eat 1200 a day,well i eat any where from 700 - 950 i workout every day, i've been doing this for 3 weeks and i haven't lost 1 gram ....WHATS WRONG???

    Read http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

    And

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1296011/calorie-counting-101/p1
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    brianpperkins wrote: »
    Just how do you think that eating below the minimum for a male is going to somehow "fix" your metabolism?

    He wants to eat that low until he meets his goal and then fix his metabolism.
  • Annie_01
    Annie_01 Posts: 3,096 Member
    ligia111 wrote: »
    being 49 and a women really sucks,i'm suppose o eat 1200 a day,well i eat any where from 700 - 950 i workout every day, i've been doing this for 3 weeks and i haven't lost 1 gram ....WHATS WRONG???

    You would probably be better off asking your question on a thread that you start. It keeps the thread focused on the original OPs concerns and make conversation less confusing. If you start your own thread I am sure that you will get plenty of help.

  • arb037
    arb037 Posts: 203 Member
    OP you are correct just " reverse diet" back to maintenance calories when you reach desired BF %. Add 100-150 calories back every 1-2 weeks and watch your body.
    Do not listen to the old wives tales of metabolic damage, that is false.
    The bodies metabolism adapts according to the energy it is being given. Your metabolism will slow but no research ever has shown more than 15% reduction.
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